Sprawl as urban expansion

The case of the metropolitan west edge of Rosario, Argentina

Authors

  • Arq. Alejandra Parussini Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño. CURDIUR. Universidad Nacional de Rosario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/ar.v1i3.944

Keywords:

suburbanization; urban expansion; Latin America; Buenos Aires; Rosario Metropolitan West Gordon

Abstract

This article is part of the research project entitled "Suburbanization, Ideas for City and Public Policy in shaping the West Metropolitan Cord Rosary" developing and Fellow Initiation CIUNR Scientific Research (Research Center of the University Nacional de Rosario). The overall objective of this research is to investigate the territorial transformation experienced by the Metropolitan West Gordon Rosario, distinguished by the rapid process of suburbanization, and particularly examines the conceptual referents linked to it. This will try to infer their impact on urban transformations mentioned and urban planning policies designed and implemented in the area, in order to characterize the type of sprawl experienced. Attempts to advance in a general diagnosis of the problem under study, analyzing previous examples or other cases, some American and other regional context, such as Buenos Aires and Rosario.

Author Biography

Arq. Alejandra Parussini, Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño. CURDIUR. Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Arquitecta. Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
Carrera de Post-grado, Especialización en Planificación Urbano-Territorial, en la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (2008-2009)
Ayudante en Proyecto de investigación “Rosario Marca Ciudad” (Cátedra de Oscar Bragos). Año 2009-2012.
Becaria del CIUNR, Centro de Investigaciones de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Proyecto “Suburbanización, ideas de ciudad y políticas urbanas en la formación del Cordón Oeste Metropolitano de Rosario”. Año 2010-2012.

Published

2013-12-16

How to Cite

Parussini, A. A. (2013). Sprawl as urban expansion: The case of the metropolitan west edge of Rosario, Argentina. ARQUISUR Revista, 3(3), 110–127. https://doi.org/10.14409/ar.v1i3.944